Courses:
FS 599. Ecological and Economic Impact of Non-Native Pests and
Pathogens. Distributed Graduate Seminar sponsored by National
center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara,
CA. 2 credits. Fall 2007. Co-taught with H. Jo Albers, Forest
Resources.
FS 599. Native Forest Diseases. 1 credit. Fall 2006. Companion
module to FS520.
Research Interests & Activity: I’m interested in all aspects of forest health, including
biology and management of Swiss needle cast in Douglas-fir, invasive
insect and disease pests, silviculture and integrated pest management,
the interactions of fire and forest pests, and biology and ecology
of native insect and disease organisms considered pests. I am
also interested in the biology and ecology of mistletoes.
Current Programs:
- Director,
Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (http://www.cof.orst.edu/coops/sncc/).
Damage caused by Swiss needle cast, a native foliage disease
(caused by the fungus Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii) that affects
Douglas-fir, has made it imperative that new research be conducted
to learn practical methods of disease detection and management
to maintain the health and productivity of Douglas-fir plantations.
The Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (SNCC) was established in
January 1997. The focus of SNCC is Swiss needle cast research
for forest land owners in the Pacific Northwest.
- Forestry
Extension, Forest Health. In collaboration with County
Forestry Extension Agents, we produce Extension and Continuing
Education forest health programming and publications, including
an electronic series called, “Forest Health Fact
Sheet”, a book entitled, “Pocket Guide for
Forest Management of Major Conifer Insect Pests and Diseases
in Oregon” (funded by Oregon Forest Resources Institute
(OFRI), currently in revision for review), and development
of a volunteer program called, “Pest Scene Investigators” (also
initiated with funds from OFRI). Extension Forest Health
Programs are meant to serve the needs of Oregonians, with
a focus on forest landowners.
- Fire.
Evaluation of Models Used to Predict Post-Fire Tree Mortality. With Stephen Fitzgerald, Lisa Ganio, Travis Woolley. USFS, PNW Research
Station, Western Wildlands Environmental Threats Assessment Center. 2007-2008
Graduate Students:
Danny Norlander, MS 2008. Thesis: "Effect of Site and
Silvicultural Treatment on Insect Pests and Diseases of Young
Ponderosa Pine."
Selection of Publications:
Mathiasen, R.L.,
D.L. Nickrent, D.C. Shaw, and D.M. Watson. 2008. Misteltoes:
pathology, systematics, ecology and management. Plant Disease
92: 988-1006.
PDF
Shaw, D.C., M. Huso, and H. Bruner. 2008. Basal area growth
impacts of dwarf misteltoe on western hemlock in an old-growth
forest.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38:576-583. PDF
Shaw, D.C., K. Ernest, B. Rinker, M. Lowman. 2006. Stand level
herbivory in an old-growth forest canopy. Western North
American Naturalist 66:473-481.
Swanson, M.E., D.C. Shaw, and T.K. Marosi. 2006. Distribution
of western hemlock dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense
[Rosendahl] G.N. Jones subsp. tsugense) in mature and
old-growth Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) forests. Northwest
Science 80:207-217.
Shaw, D.C., J. Chen, E. Freeman, and D. Braun. 2005. Spatial
and population characteristics of dwarf mistletoe
infected trees in
an old-growth Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 990-1001.
Shaw, D.C. 2004. Vertical Organization of Canopy Biota.
Chapter 4, In: M. Lowman and B. Rinker. Forest Canopies
2nd Edition.
Elsevier/Academic Press.
Shaw,
D.C., D.M. Watson, and R.L. Mathiasen. 2004. Comparison of
dwarf
mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp., Viscaceae)
in western North
America with mistletoes (Amyema spp., Loranthaceae)
in Australia – ecological
analogs and reciprocal models for ecosystem management.
Australian Journal of Botany 52: 481-498.
OSU Extension Publications:
EC
1607-E,
Sudden Oak Death. Author: David Shaw, new June 2007, 2 pages.
EC
1608-E,
Stop the spread of Sudden Oak Death. Authors: Ellen M. Goheen,
David Shaw, new June 2007,
2 pages.
EC
1615-E, Swiss Needle Cast of Douglas-fir in Oregon.
Author: David Shaw, new January 2008. 4 pages.
EC
1619-E, Diseases and Insect Pests of Pacific Madrone.
Authors: Max Bennett and David Shaw, new May 2008. 5
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